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1. SoftBank Invests $2 B in Intel Amid Rescue Push SoftBank Group is taking a bold bet on Intel with a fresh $2 billion investment, aiming to support the chipmaker alongside government-led aid efforts. Meanwhile, in media, MSNBC is rebranding to MS NOW, Newsmax settled a defamation case for $67M, Chinese markets surged to decade highs, and novel developments include labor unrest in Canada and strategic moves by companies like Novo Nordisk and Starbucks. 2. Tech Spending Slashed: Global Forecast Downgraded Global technology expenditure for 2025 is now expected to fall short of the $6 trillion benchmark, as businesses reel from the effects of U.S. tariffs and rising economic uncertainty. 3. AI Disrupts Financial Advice AI tools are rapidly reshaping financial advisory services especially mass-market advice. In Australia, 74% of advise...